Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to illustrate the evolution of discerning compassion and how it was used in the Ingrebourne Therapeutic Community.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is derived from a PhD thesis which was researched through interviews and archival research. The fundamental finding was that the therapeutic community approach was almost unique in providing a structured approach to implementing discerning compassion.Practical implicationThe therapeutic community approach for discerning compassion, in which the response to distress aims to promote flourishing.Social implicationsThis paper offers a model that has implications on how care is delivered in other settings.Originality/valueThere is little literature that explores the role of compassion in therapeutic communities or in care environments of any form. The approach taken here places compassion in a historical and philosophical setting and contrasts it with the kindness expressed in traditional psychiatric care that promoted “tranquility”.
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